
EUCO: Neutral Member States Veto Security Guarantees to Ukraine
After the objections of Austria, Ireland, and Cyprus, the final text was watered down to respect member states’ neutrality when deciding on EU-wide defense commitments to Ukraine.

After the objections of Austria, Ireland, and Cyprus, the final text was watered down to respect member states’ neutrality when deciding on EU-wide defense commitments to Ukraine.

Tsipras said it was time to pass the torch to a new generation of Syriza leaders Thursday, as poor electoral results and an unexpected return of the ultra-Right bodes poorly for the Greek socialists.

Farage claims to have been rejected for an account at seven different banks in the UK after his decades-old account was shut down, seemingly without reason as the trend of “de-banking” of right-wing figures becomes more and more common.

The Spanish-Belgian-Hungarian plan for the EU’s next 1.5 years is ambitious but vague, leaving much wriggle room for each of these very different countries’ unique legislative priorities. The long-term direction seems unchanged: more EU in everything.

After years of taking in large shares of asylum seekers, many of whom never receive asylum status, Sweden’s centre-right government has proposed constructing deportation centres to prevent illegals from going underground after being ordered to leave the country.

The altercation will likely strain already poor relations between Serbia and the breakaway region after weeks of violence over the installation of Albanian mayors in Serbian regions in Kosovo.

Poland promises to veto the migrant relocations, Hungary questions Brussels’s extra-budgetary requests, and others keep worrying about the possibility of a resurgent Wagner coming out of Belarus. All in one day.

While the French government had not yet called a state of emergency on Thursday night, Interior Minister Gerald Darmanin said “the state’s response will be extremely firm.”

Illegal immigrants get free healthcare, housing, and cash—that is no deterrent, but an open invitation to the UK and the EU, said businessman and former Brexit Party MEP Ben Habib.

Attje Kuiken, the leader of the Dutch Labour Party, said that farmers should accept that food production must be radically scaled back to save the environment.
The European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) dismissed Zemmour’s complaint, ruling that decisions made by the French courts were in fact justified.
“I have always been a supporter of correct economic relations with the Russian Federation, especially due to the supply of relatively cheap energy raw materials. But there are situations when economic interests must give way to security interests.”
The surplus is in large part explained by the high excess mortality, which officials chalk up to COVID. But statisticians say the numbers don’t add up.
According to the company, the tax on ‘excess profits,’ whatever boon it might be for the EU’s coffers in the short term, is ultimately “counterproductive,” since it would scare off prospective investors.
The wish for peace talks prevails among voters of every political party represented in the Bundestag.
It is suggested that students generally would do better in Malmö’s schools if they were allowed to take classes in their native language instead of in Swedish.
Those who have criticized the massive amount of U.S. weapons and ammunition flowing into Ukraine have long drawn attention to the fact that there is no mechanism for tracking the arms once they enter the country.
European gas prices have fallen drastically due to relatively mild weather conditions since mid-December. Consumers, however, are expected to pay high rates for at least another year.
Spain is offering contracts worth €845,647 for umbrellas, fans, scarves, and water bottles with Sanchez’s presidential logo, plus contracts for event organisation.
Recent polls show that three-quarters of Taiwanese consider the current four-month term too short—a significant shift in opinion, since military service, inherited from Taiwan’s dictatorial years, has long been unpopular.
The decision was due to the latest developments in Kosovo. Authorities in Pristina were preparing to attack the ethnic Serb minority in North Kosovo and to remove the barricades there by force.
“It is quite clear that the increasing number of applications will continue in the foreseeable future,” Gregori suggested, insisting that the instability and threats that cause people to flee their homelands are, unfortunately, “not temporary.”